[Adopted 7-5-2005 by Ord. No. 6-05]
A. 
Pennsburg Borough has previously enacted an ordinance[1] to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 36A, Construction Codes, Uniform.
B. 
By and through Ordinance No. 3-04, adopted June 7, 2004, Pennsburg Borough permitted the establishment of a Board of Appeals by resolution in conformance with the requirements of Act 45 of 1999, which contemplated the possibility of a creation of a Board of Appeals by joint action with other participating municipalities.
C. 
Pennsburg Borough now wishes to participate in an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with the municipalities of Upper Hanover, East Greenville, Red Hill, Marlborough, and Green Lane to form a regional board of appeals to be known as the Upper Montgomery Board of Appeals.
The President and the Secretary of Pennsburg Borough Council are authorized to enter into an Inter-Governmental Cooperation Agreement establishing a Regional Board of Appeals to be known as the Upper Montgomery Board of Appeals. A copy of said Agreement is attached hereto, incorporated herein and marked as Exhibit A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Borough offices.
The intergovernmental cooperation agreement providing for the Upper Montgomery Regional Board of Appeals shall contain the following:
A. 
The establishment of a five-member Board, including provisions for qualification of members, the terms for said members, both initial and subsequent;
B. 
Provisions setting forth the functions of the Board, its basis for jurisdiction and ability to rule on appeals as set forth in the Uniform Construction Code; the ability to rule on a request for an extension of time or variance;
C. 
The agreement shall include provisions for the content of an application or appeal to the Board, the filing fees for such application, the process for written decisions of the Board and hearings of the Board; process by which decisions can be made and the written form required;
D. 
The organization of the Board, its selection of officers, including Chairman and Secretary; the obligation to keep minutes and publish notices of Board meetings, including the amount of compensation for services of Board members;
E. 
A provision permitting the municipalities to terminate or end their individual participation in the regional appeals board; and
F. 
The final form of any agreement or amendments thereto shall be approved by Pennsburg Borough Council.
The Borough of Pennsburg does hereby establish $500 as a fee imposed upon those persons who present a petition or appeal to the Upper Montgomery Board of Appeals should the subject property be located within Pennsburg Borough. This fee shall be used to defray the costs of public notice of any Board meetings held to hear or consider the matter raised in appellant's petition, to compensate the members of the Board and to cover any and all other costs associated with the proceeding. Within 30 days of the date of the written decision, the Borough Secretary shall forward to the appellant an itemized statement listing all draws upon the fee paid at the outset of the appeal. The statement shall be accompanied by a Borough check in the sum of the unused portion of appellant's fee, if any. The amount of this fee may be amended from time to time by Pennsburg Borough Council by and through a resolution altering such fee.
This article shall become effective immediately upon enactment, although the agreement which is the subject matter of the article shall not become effective until executed by at least one other municipality in order to effectuate the purpose of the regional board of appeals.